-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Scots are talking a lot this week -- perhaps you 've heard a little something about an independence referendum -- and that makes us happy .

That 's because we like how the Scots talk .

Not necessarily what they say -- just the way they say it .

Imagine the way your Scottish pals might pronounce `` pour '' and `` poor . ''

The Scottish accent is like no other .

Then again , neither is any other accent .

It 's estimated that there are nearly 7,000 languages on earth .

That 's nearly 7,000 different ways to traipse clumsily through the English language -- or to sex it up like an old Justin Timberlake song .

Of course , no accent is sexy when it 's strong enough to crush a beer can .

Which means not all accents are created equal .

You choose : Hottest accents

All of this got us talking this week about which accents we like most .

So we decided to hold a vote of our own -- a Facebook poll to ask which accents you prefer . -LRB- Trinidadian has charged to the front at the time of writing . You can cast a vote via this link : : on.fb.me / 1wHkW0y . -RRB-

Below is the list of sexiest brogues we came up with by deploying an admittedly unscientific methodology -- meaning we asked around the office , which does at least account for more nationalities than colors in the M&M universe .

Our also-rans included Australian -LRB- as appealing as warm Foster 's to some , tantalizingly exotic to others -RRB- and Japanese -LRB- the language of repressed salarymen is also strangely designed for pillow talk -RRB- .

Feel free to state your objections and/or rain your accolades in the comments section below and vote in our Facebook poll .

Because when it comes to accents , there are no absolutes .

Except that the one that makes you cringe is absolutely horrible .

You know which one we 're talking about .

13 . Argentine

Famous tongues : Fernando Lamas , Gabriela Sabatini

A historical refuge for Spaniards , Italians and Germans , the hyper-libidinous South Ameripean melting pot of Argentina has cultivated a proud , pouty tone .

With its own pronunciation of Spanish letters -LRB- `` ll '' sounds like `` shh '' -RRB- and its own words -LRB- `` you '' is `` vos '' -RRB- , this is a dialect that 's hard to get . -LRB- Or at least plays that way . -RRB-

Sounds like : A tightly tuned guitar of G-strings strummed by a lamb shank

12 . Thai

Famous tongues : Tony Jaa , Araya ` Chompoo ' Hargate

With five tones comprising their native speech , the traffickers of this often fragile accent turn any language into a song of seduction .

Thai is largely monosyllabic , so multi-beat foreign words get extra emphases right up until the last letter , which is often left off , leaving the listener wanting more .

Sounds like : R-rated karaoke

11 . Trinidadian

Famous tongues : Nicki Minaj , Billy Ocean

For fetishists of oddball sexuality , the Caribbean island of Trinidad offers an undulating , melodic gumbo of pan-African , French , Spanish , Creole and Hindi dialects that , when adapted for English , can be sex on a pogo stick .

Sounds like : A rubber life raft bobbing on a sea of steel drums

10 . Brazilian Portuguese

Famous tongues : Alice Braga , Anderson Silva

Perhaps owing to its freedom from French influence , the Brazilian Portuguese accent has a more colorful , puerile flair than its coarser European counterpart .

The resulting yowl of drawn-out vowels reveals a flirty freedom of spirit that suggests a permanent vacation .

Sounds like : The near , then far , then near again hum of a low-wattage vacuum cleaner that runs on dance sweat

9 . U.S. Southern

Famous tongues : Matthew McConaughey , Jennifer Lawrence

There 's nothing sexy about being in a hurry , and you could clock the growth rate of grass with the honeyed drawl of a Southern beau or belle .

Sounds like : Molasses taking a smoking break

8 . Scottish Famous tongues : Ewan McGregor , Rose Leslie

Some of the vocal strangulations heard echoing around Glasgow are registered as a danger to shipping , but in less industrial corners of Scotland melodic voices capable of ranging a full octave in a single `` aye '' tumble like soft rain on warm bagpipes .

These are gentle , knee-melting tones that conjure cozy firesides and beguiling knitwear before their sudden swing to reproach leaves us whimpering for more .

Sounds like : A stroked tartan cat

7 . Irish

Famous tongues : Colin Farrell , Andrea Corr

Valued slightly more in men than in women , the Irish brogue is a lilting , lyrical articulation that 's charming , if not exotic .

Fluid and uplifting , it can swing from vulnerable to threatening over the course of a sentence , restoring your faith in the world again ... right before it stabs you with a broken bottle top .

Sounds like : A marauding pixie

6 . Nigerian

Famous tongues : King Sunny Ade , Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

Dignified , with just a hint of willful naivete , the deep , rich `` oh 's '' and `` eh 's '' of Naija bend the English language without breaking it , arousing tremors in places other languages ca n't reach .

Sounds like : The THX intro with teeth

5 . Queen 's English

Famous tongues : Benedict Cumberbatch , Keira Knightley

Authoritative .

Upright .

Erudite .

Scholarly .

Few accents promise the upward nobility of the Queen 's English .

It 's a take on the language that sets hearts devoted to James Bond and Hermione Granger aflutter .

And , should the speaker fail to slake your most wanton desires , eh , at least you 'll learn something .

Sounds like : A crisply ironed shirt playing a harp

4 . Czech

Famous tongues : Petra Nemcova , Jaromir Jagr

Like Russian , without the nettlesome history of brutal , iron-fisted despotism , Czech is a smoky , full-bodied vocal style that goes well with most meats .

Murky and mysterious , the Bohemian tone is equal parts carnal desire and carnival roustabout .

Sounds like : Count Dracula , secret agent

3 . Spanish

Famous tongues : Javier Bardem , Penelope Cruz

Sensual and beckoning , but with the passion to unleash hell kept just barely restrained , Castilian is like a dialectic Hoover Dam .

But then there 's the lisp .

Tender , vulnerable and cute as a baby 's hangnail -- no one owns the `` th '' sound formed by tongue and teeth like those who speak the language of Cervantes .

Sounds Like : An outboard motor on Lake Paella

2 . French

Famous tongues : Marion Cotillard , Jean Reno

The come-hither condescension and fiery disinterest of the French tongue remains paradoxically erotic .

Sounds like : A 30-year-old teenager

1 . Italian

Famous tongues : Monica Bellucci , Alessandro Del Piero

Raw , unfiltered , the Italian accent is a vowelgasm that reflects the spectrum of Italic experience : the fire of its bellicose beginnings ... the romance of the Renaissance ... the dysfunction of anything resembling a government since Caesar .

Insatiable , predatory and possessive , this is sex as a second language .

Sounds like : A Ferrari saxophone

Which is your favorite accent ?

Leave a comment and vote in our Facebook poll .

First published August 2011 , updated September 2014

Jordan Burchette is freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles .

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